Film vs Film
Select two cult films to compare side by side.
The Prisoner Synopsis
While traveling in Europe Philip Quentin encounters his former sweetheart, Dorothy Garrison, and finds that she is now engaged to Prince Ugo Ravorelli, whom Philip recognizes as the man wanted for a murder in Brazil. Philip avoids being trapped by Prince Ugo into a fatal duel, then kidnaps Dorothy at her wedding. She is at first adamant, but after Philip saves her from Courant, the prince's henchman, Dorothy realizes she loves Philip.
The Beckoning Trail Synopsis
New York playboy Carter Richmond inherits the family fortune, but it doesn't take him long to blow it. All that's left is an abandoned mine in California, so he travels west to see if he can get anything for it. He finds that a miner, Big Him Helton, and his pretty young daughter Mary have been "squatters" at the site for years, and a neighboring miner, Placer Murray, has been trying to run them off so he can take it over himself. Mary accidentally shoots Carter, thinking him to be one of Murray's men. As she nurses him back to health, they begin to fall in love. Complications ensue.
"The Prisoner" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Beckoning Trail" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
The Prisoner